The Lennon Companion [Paperback]

John Lennon lives on. Forty years after the Beatles invaded America in 1964, and more than twenty years after Lennon's death, his work is perennially popular and continues to appeal across the generations. A man shrouded in myth and controversy, Lennon led a complex, enigmatic life. The Lennon Companion is a luminous and multifaceted exploration of John Lennon's life and work, a collection of over fifty articles from a stellar list of writers including Pauline Kael, Tom Wolfe, Martin Amis, Gloria Steinem, and Philip Larkin-a remarkably multidimensional look at Lennon's music, myth, and mystique.

Elizabeth Thomson co-editedThe Bowie CompanionandThe Lennon Companion.Thomson is also the editor ofConclusions on the Wall: New Essays on Bob Dylan. Thomson has also contributed toThe New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians(second edition). She lives in London. David Gutman co-editedThe Bowie CompanionandThe Lennon Companion.Gutman is the author of an illustrated biography,Prokofiev,and is an editorial consultant forGramophone Magazine.Gutman has also contributed toThe New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians(second edition). He lives in London.